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The Social Amoebae

The independent cells of Dictyostelium periodically gather into an organism of many cells. The study of this peculiar phenomenon is a felicitous example of the scientific method

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 180 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Social Amoebae” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 180 No. 6 (), p. 44
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0649-44